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OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. TELEPHONE 354-5011
Memo to Editors:
The fifth of a series of Surveyor spacecraft, designed
to soft land on the moon, will be launched from Cape Kennedy
during a launch period beginning Friday, September 8, and ending
Wednesday, September 13.
The launch window on Friday opens at 12:39 a.m. PDT.
The press room will be open at JPL at 11:30 p.m. PDT Thursday.
Commentary on the mission will be provided during major
events. The flight time to the moon will be about 65 hours. If
Surveyor succeeds in the soft landing and returns lunar photo-
graphs to earth, picture release will be at JPL.
The Surveyor will be equipped for the first time with a
device to make an analysis of the lunar soil by bombardment with
radioactive particles. The payload on this flight will again
include a magnetic test device to determine if the lunar soil
contains magnetic material.
The target area will be in the eastern half of the moon
in the Sea of Tranquility.
The following public information people will be avail-
able during the mission.
__________ ________________ ____________
Frank Colella 790-1652 354-6400 354-5011
Frank Bristow 790-5140 354-6400 354-5011
Bob Mac Millin 790-7849 354-6400 354-5011
Alan Wood 355-1814 354-6400 354-5011
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Frank J. Colella
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